Alfie Fuller
American actress
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Alfie Fuller is an American actress. In 2018, she starred in the World Premiere of Aleshea Harris's Is God Is at Soho Rep, Off-Broadway.[1] For her performance, Fuller won the Obie Award for Distinguished Performance by an Actress, and was nominated for the Drama League Award for Distinguished Performance.[2][3]
New School for Drama (M.F.A.)
Alfie Fuller | |
|---|---|
| Born | Powder Springs, Georgia, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Hampton University (B.A.) New School for Drama (M.F.A.) |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2018–present |
| Awards | Obie Award (2018) |
On television, Fuller is best known for her portrayal of Dinah Rutledge on the Amazon Prime Video comedy series The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (2022-2023). She currently stars as Prairie on the Hulu comedy series Deli Boys (2025-present).[4][5]
Early life and education
Fuller was born in Powder Springs, Georgia. She obtained a Bachelor of Arts from Hampton University and a Master of Fine Arts from the New School for Drama. [6]
Career
In 2018, Fuller made her Off-Broadway debut as Anaia in the World Premiere Aleshea Harris's Is God Is at Soho Rep. Her performance drew critical acclaim, earning her the Obie Award for Distinguished Performance by an Actress, as well as a nomination for the Drama League Award for Distinguished Performance.[7][8] Later that year, she appeared in James Anthony Tyler's Artney Jackson and Jen Silverman's Dangerous House, both at the Williamstown Theatre Festival.[9][10]
In 2019 she appeared in Aziza Barnes' BLKS at MCC Theater, Beth Henley's Lightning (Or The Unbuttoning) at New York Stage and Film, and William Shakespeare's Measure for Measure at The Public Theater.[11][12][13] The latter production, produced as part of the Mobile Unit, included a cast composed entirely of women of color.[14] In 2021, she starred as Angel Allen in Pearl Cleage's Blues for an Alabama Sky at Keen Company[15] for which she received an AUDELCO Award nomination.[16] In 2021, she appeared as Peaseblossom in Douglas Carter Beane's Fairycakes at Greenwich House Theater.[17][18]
Fuller's made her television debut in the 2020 Apple TV anthology series Little America.[19] She gained wider prominence as the recurring character Dinah on Marvelous Mrs. Maisel beginning in season four.[19] She was promoted to a main cast member for season five.[5] She is also the lead character of Prairie, a shaman and afrofuturist hipster, on the Hulu comedy series Deli Boys (2025).[20] Fuller made her feature film debut as Trish in Shatara Michelle Ford's 2024 drama Dreams in Nightmares.[21]
Credits
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Dreams in Nightmares | Trish | [22] | |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Little America | Lianna | Episode: "The Rock" | [23] |
| Platonic | Isabel | 2 episodes | [23] | |
| 2022-2023 | The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel | Dinah Rutledge | Recurring (season 4); Main role (season 5) 12 episodes |
[23] |
| 2025-present | Deli Boys | Prairie | Main role 16 episodes |
[23] |
Theatre
| Year | Title | Role | Playwright | Venue | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Is God Is | Anaia | Aleshea Harris | Soho Rep, Off-Broadway | [24] |
| Artney Jackson | Rhonda Simpson | James Anthony Tyler | Williamstown Theatre Festival | [24] | |
| Dangerous House | Noxolo | Jen Silverman | [24] | ||
| 2019 | BLKS | Imani | Aziza Barnes | MCC Theater, Off-Broadway | [24] |
| Lightning (Or The Unbuttoning) | Net Marsh | Beth Henley | New York Stage and Film | [24] | |
| Measure for Measure | Pompey | William Shakespeare | The Public Theater, Off-Broadway | [24] | |
| 2020 | Blues for an Alabama Sky | Angel Allen | Pearl Cleage | Keen Company, Off-Broadway | [24] |
| 2021 | Fairycakes | Peaseblossom | Douglas Carter Beane | Greenwich House Theater, Off-Broadway | [24] |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Associations | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Obie Award | Distinguished Performance by an Actress | Is God Is | Won | |
| Drama League Award | Distinguished Performance | Nominated | |||
| 2020 | Audelco Award | Outstanding Lead Actress | Blues for an Alabama Sky | Nominated | |